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Description: | Early Bronze Age (2150BC-1500BC) cast copper alloy flat axe. It has a damaged and incomplete butt end. Both the upper and lower surfaces are slightly concave, with a slightly raised stop ridge 38.39mm from the butt end. The axe flares out towards the cutting edge, resulting in concave sides and a convex blade. The cutting edge is damaged and worn. In profile the axe is an elongated oval with pointed ends. It has a dark green patina, with some patches of light-green corrosion where the surface has been damaged. It is 78.97mm long, 17.72mm wide, 3.12mm thick at the butt end, 21.23mm wide11.36mm thick at the stop ridge and 35.55mm wide3.23mm thick at the blade. It weighs 99.11 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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